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Singapore

According to the World Bank, Singapore was home to 6 million people in 2024 — the 113th most populous of 217 countries, 0.07% of everyone on Earth.

REGIONEast Asia & Pacific
INCOME GROUP · WORLD BANKHigh income
CAPITALSingapore

Singapore by the numbers

METRICVALUEWORLD RANKSHARE
PopulationWorld Bank, 20246 million113th of 2170.07%
People
Population GrowthWorld Bank, 20242.0%51st of 217
Birth RateWorld Bank, 20247.4 / 1,000199th of 217
Death RateWorld Bank, 20246.0 / 1,000161st of 217
Fertility RateWorld Bank, 20240.97213th of 217
Urban PopulationWorld Bank, 2024100.0%10th of 217
Economy
GDP (current US$)World Bank, 2024$547.4B27th of 2140.49%
GDP per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$90.7K8th of 214
GNI per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$74.8K12th of 207
InflationWorld Bank, 20242.4%124th of 193
UnemploymentWorld Bank, 20252.8%155th of 187
Health
Life ExpectancyWorld Bank, 202483.3 yrs15th of 217
Infant MortalityWorld Bank, 20242.2 / 1,000184th of 196
Health SpendingWorld Bank, 20244.5%139th of 193
PhysiciansWorld Bank, 20232.8 / 1,00067th of 208
Environment
CO₂ per capitaWorld Bank, 20249.7521st of 203
Forest CoverWorld Bank, 202320.9%132nd of 214
Renewable EnergyWorld Bank, 20221.1%189th of 212
Society
Internet UsersWorld Bank, 202594.4%34th of 213
Mobile SubscriptionsWorld Bank, 2024170.8 / 1,00019th of 214
Literacy RateWorld Bank, 202497.7%52nd of 170
Land
Population DensityWorld Bank, 20238,2423rd of 216
Arable LandWorld Bank, 20230.8%188th of 206

23 live measures for Singapore, each linking to its world map and ranking. Every figure carries its source and year; where the source has no value for Singapore, the table says so in words rather than inventing a number.

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